Work done by an electrochemical cell is equal to:

Faraday's constant

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Increase in Gibbs energy

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Electrode potential

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Decrease in Gibb's energy

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Solution

The correct option is D
Decrease in Gibb's energy

Work done by an electrochemical cell is equal to the decrease in Gibbs energy

∆G^o = -_nFE^o_cell

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Work done by an electrochemical cell is equal to:

The correct option is D Decrease in Gibb's energy Work done by an electrochemical cell is equal to the decrease in Gibbs energy ∆Go = -nFEocell

The correct option is D
Decrease in Gibb's energy

Work done by an electrochemical cell is equal to the decrease in Gibbs energy

∆G^o = -_nFE^o_cell